Western Digital Corporation Claimed Company

"Western Digital designs, manufactures and markets internal and external hard drives of personal computers." read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 264

TOTAL RATINGS: 2547

CEO: David Goeckeler

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Michael D. Cordano — President & COO at Western Digital Corporation

Executive Bio

Mr. Michael D. Cordano, also known as Mike, has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Western Digital Corporation since October 18, 2015. Mr. Cordano served as the President at HGST, Inc. at Western Digital Corporation from July 25, 2012 to October 18, 2015. He served as an Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing and President of Branded Business for Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. from April 2009 to July 25, 2012. Mr. Cordon led the Hitachi GST external storage business as well as HGST worldwide sales and marketing organizations. He co-founded Fabrik, Inc. in 2005 and served as its Chief Executive Officer. He is a 20-year veteran of the storage industry. He served as an Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Maxtor Corporation from August 2001 to February 11, 2005. He served as an Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing of HGST, Inc. since April 2009. From August 1999 to August 2001, he served as Maxtor Corp.'s Vice President, Worldwide Sales. From 1998 to August 1999, he held the position of Vice President, Global Sales of Maxtor Corp. Prior to joining Maxtor Corp. in 1994, Mr. Cordano held various sales positions at Conner Peripherals Inc., a disk drive company. He formed and managed the branded products business unit, creating strong product categories such as the Maxtor OneTouch external storage and backup solution, which ultimately defined the category and broke the technology barrier for mass consumer adoption. His background also includes several regional and international management assignments. He served as a Director of Fabrik, Inc. Mr. Cordon has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado.

President & COO Impact on Operations Department's Culture

Michael D. Cordano holds the highest position within the Operations department at Western Digital Corporation — President & COO, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Operations department. The average employee described daily life within the Operations department as a Moderately paced and not challenging 12 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Western Digital Corporation's Operations department are not invested in Western Digital Corporation's goals, and feel as though there is not space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Western Digital Corporation Employees

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25%

Western Digital Corporation's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 25%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

42% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Experience - Entry Level 98/100

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 90/100

Department - HR 90/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Department - Operations 39/100

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 45/100

Experience - 6 to 10 Years 50/100

Western Digital Corporation's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 157 ratings, Western Digital Corporation's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “D+” or 57/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the HR department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Operations department.

Western Digital Corporation's Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 20% of other companies in Los Angeles and Bottom 25% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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